Handmade Christmas

Thursday, December 11, 2008

This Christmas we are focusing on handmade gifts and spending time with each other instead of the commercialism of the holiday. Here are some of the gifts the children have been making in preparation of the holiday. Both them were also great activities for developing fine motor skills.

Decorative Votive Holders
materials needed:
glass votives
votive candles
adhesive jewel stickers

Instructions:
Wash and dry the glass votives
adhere jewel stickers to outside of votive


Recycled jar Vases


Materials needed:
Recycled jars of various sizes
colored masking tape

Instructions:
Remove labels from jar (soak if needed) and wash and dry
Tear pieces of colored masking tape and adhere to jar in decorative pattern

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